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DeLay in Court

Thu, 2005-10-20 19:00 — Arancaytar

What's this I hear about Tom DeLay being arrested and stepping down? I haven't had time to keep track with the news lately, but with that and Rove and Lewis Libby - is the Bush administration somehow falling apart?

It is a relief to see that the law does apply to Republican politicians on occasion. But it's much like the disengagement in Gaza: One gets so accustomed to reading bad news that anything remotely positive immediately sounds fishy. Why is DeLay being effectively removed from the political stage? Is this actually a victory, or is there a bigger purpose behind it? I get paranoid when I'm tired.

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Tue, 2005-10-25 16:30 — Hamilsizzle (not verified)

This from the Pew Research

This from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press: "Recent legal troubles have negatively affected public perceptions of a number of political leaders. As many Americans hold an unfavorable as a favorable view of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist today. In January 2003, the public viewed him favorably by more than two-to-one.Opinions of Rep. Tom DeLay are even more negative. Overall, 40% of Americans view DeLay unfavorably, while 18% view him favorably and 42% can't rate him. In an April 2005 Gallup survey the public was more divided, with nearly as many rating Delay favorably as unfavorably.Karl Rove, too, receives more unfavorable than favorable marks by roughly two-to one, though fully half are not familiar enough with the presidential adviser to rate him. The public is divided over Vice President Dick Cheney, with about as many rating him favorably as unfavorably. But this is not new; views of the vice president have been divided for more than a year." Read more at Sector 7G

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